“We decided we needed to brand our business – to differentiate ourselves and gain a competitive edge.” Mr Bean, a Singapore-based soya milk chain with outlets across Asia, started small. Beginning as a stall in Singapore’s Chinatown in 1995, it was manned by former Chinese High schoolmates Kang Puay Seng and Loh Jwee Poh. Loh, […]
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” – Winston Churchill In moving on from a crisis and definitive year like 2020, many organisations give priority to regaining normalcy. This behaviour of organisations mirrors the tendency of individuals to flee towards and grab hold of any sense of familiarity. In many of these cases, important […]
David Chiem, a Teochew Chinese child refugee from Vietnam, made port in Australia in 1975 against apparently unsurmountable odds. Despite the challenges of living in a foreign country, speaking a foreign tongue, he eventually thrived. The reason for his success? His father. Chiem recalls his father’s words to him as a child. “For every one […]
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